Vehicle-wheel rim.



W. B. GREERU VEHICLE WHEEL RIM.

APFLIUATION FILED APE.19, 1909.

Patented May 31, 1910.

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' I l y JIT'IORNEH T all whom it may concern:

" UNITED sTATEs PATENT oF'FIon- WILLIAM E. GREEK, or KENMORE, 0:110,

onto, nn ONE-THIRD, TO JALFOB PFEIFFEB, or COLUMBUS,-

PFEIFFER, or AKRON. OHIO.

ASSIGNOR or ONE-THIRD TO .WILLIAM It.

VEHICLE-WHEEL RIM.

Be it known that" I, \V uaan E. GREEK, a

'citizen of the United States, residing at Kemnore, in .the county of Summit and.

State of Ohio, have invented new and useful 1' I Y b Improvements n Nehrclel heel Rims, of

I which the following is aspecitication.

\-'ent 0n is to provide' the split ends of the. annular holdfast devicewitl-i new and 1lll-- .This invention relates to vehicle wheel rims adapted to be provided with pneumatic,

.sohd or cushion tires of elastic llltltQlltll,

i'nore particularly pneumatic tires of the double-tube type having ccmtractible, inextensible or semi-inextensible beads or edges and-the object thereof is to so construct the wheelrim as to enable the tire/to be quickly applied or removed when necessary;

The invention further aims to provide-a wheel rim of-the class referred to having a split annular holdfastdevice for the tire,

hereinafter more specifically described, the ends of said holdfastdevice provided with interlocking means whereby when said device is contracted on a. rim with the ends thereof interlock etl it will constitute efi'e'ctual means for maintaining a tire securely in position on said rim.

' A .lurt'her and principal object of this inproved means to permit their being interlocked and released'from each other readily and of such construction that when theends of said holdt'ast device are'locked together they will not be readily unintentionally released. V I

A further object of this invention is to provide means forpreventing circumferem tial movement of; the tireholding means with respect to the rim.

"With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts constituting the invent on to be hereinafter specifically described andillusonce numerals indicate llkQ-Pfll'tS in the dif-' perspective View of a vehicle wheel rim Specification of Letters Patent.

ferentffigures: Figure'lis a cross sectional Patented May 311, 1910.

Application filed April 19; 1909b Serial No. 490.977.

' and tire portion of a wheel, suitably shaped for use in connection with my improved holdfastmeans. Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the ends of the split. annular holdfast device for the tire provided. with means for interlocking the same. Fig. ll: is a iew similar toFig. 1 with the holdfast device for the tire positioned thereon with itsends arranged in interlocking engagemeat; and, Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of a .vehicle wheel rim embodying'this invention with a tire mounted thereon.

Referring to the drawings in detail. the reference numeral 1 denotes a flat rinrhaving one side formed with an endless offset 2, the upper face 3 of which is inclined, pro vided with a lateral out\vardly projecting flange at, the inclined face 3 and flange -t forming a seat for a purpose to be hereinafter set forth. This offset '2 preferably extends inwardly with respect to the outer faceof the run. The other side of the rim formed with an up\ vardl v -extending endless flange 5 constiti-iting retaining means for a tire when mounted on the outer face of the rim 1. The flange 4 is provided with a notch (5, for a purpose to be later described.

The means for holding the oppositesidc of the tire from that. engaged by the flange 5 comprises a split annular ring 7 having an inclined base portion 8 adapted to be seated on the inclined portion of t-herim and pro:

vided with a circii1nferentiallyextending rabbet 9 fashioned to rece ve the flange 4, so

that theupper face of the rabbet will rest on the outer surface of the flange 4: and the outer periphery 10 of this member will be flush with the lateral face ofthe former. The inner face-of the member 7 is provided with a hook-shaped portion 11.c0rrespond-.

ing in contour to the conformation of the permanent flange The split ring 7 is adapted to be sprung over the flange L and be mounted in the seat formed by the inclined face" 3 and the flange 4. .One of the a keeper 12 consisting preferably of a laterally-projecting loop the upper surface of which is flushwith the outer periphery of the member 7 and thelower face 13 thereof extends inwardly of the"horizontal face of the rabbet- 9, for a purpose to be later de- 10'0 endsof the split member T'is provided with scribed. In the wall of the end of the mem-' her 7* which is inelosed by the keeper 12 is formed a slotted recess 14 extending longitudinally of the member a short distance be yond the inner end of the keeper 12, for a purpose to be stated. The opposite end of the member 7 is providedwith an integral projecting lug 15 having a shouldered end 16', the inner face 17 of this lug being flush with the inner face 18 of the member.' The lug 15 is of appropriate size to freely enter the slot 1 1 in the opposite end of the member 7 in order to permit the shouldered end thereof to engage the keeper 12. Near both ends of the member 7 are recesses 19 arranged to receive a suitable implement to bringthet'wo separated ends into locking engagement when the member 7 is being seated in position: I v

In setting up a device embodying this invention, a tire, designated in the drawings by the reference numeral 20 provided'with laterally-projectingbeads is slid onto the rim suiiiciently to cause t-he bead on one side to engage under the inturned flange 5, after which the split member 7 is expanded sufiiciently to pass over the flange 1 and) spring :1 19, which brings the separated ends of the member7 together, causing the lug 15to enter the slot 14 sufficiently to permit the shouldered end 16 of the lug toengage' the keeper 12,.after which the lateral pressure of the tire either when inflated or deflated is suflicient to maintain interlocking engagement between these ends. It will be noted that the lower portion of the keeper 12 depends below the upper face of the rabbet 9 and when the member 7 is positioned on the rim the depending 'portion 13 ofthe keeper 12 will-be positioned in the notch 6 of the flange 4 which serves to prevent circumferential movement of the member 7 with respect to the rim 1;

In removing a tire the forwardend of-the lug 15 hearing the shoulder 16 is pushed laterally againstthe tire sufliciently to release it and allow it to be sprung over the flange 1, after which the tire may be withdrawn. laterally from the outer face of the rim. a t t \Vhat I claim and desire to. secure by Letters Patent, is v In a vehicle wheel, a tire retaining means consisting of 'a split ring having one end thereof provided with a slot and a trans- I rersely extending U shaped keeper of less width than the length of the slot, said keeper extending over a portion of the slot, said. ring having-its other end formed with a laterally-extending shouldered lug adapted.

to engage one side of said keeper for connecting the split ends of the ring together, said keeper integral with the ring and said lug being rigid and integral with the. ring',.

and said keeper extending transversely with respect to the ring and having its outer'porr tion flushwiththe outer edge of the'fring,

said slot arrangedapproximately at the end of the ring in which the slotis formed and 7 said lug positioned approximately centrally of thatend of the ring with which it 'is ,formed integral. i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set myha'nd in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- WILLIAM'E. GREEK.

Witnesses: C. E. HUMPHREY,

GLENARA Fox. 

